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James Walter Kehoe (1870-1938) —
also known as Walter Kehoe —
of Florida.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., April
25, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1917-19.
Died in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., August
20, 1938 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) —
also known as Charles B. Kennamer —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Marshall
County Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; died
in office 1955.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., June 3,
1955 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Franklin Elmore Kennamer (1879-1960) —
also known as Franklin E. Kennamer —
of Madill, Marshall
County, Okla.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., January
12, 1879.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
mayor
of Madill, Okla., 1919-20; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-24; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1924-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-40;
took senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-60.
Died May 1,
1960 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Okla.
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Wade Rutledge Keyes (1821-1879) —
also known as Wade Keyes —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Mooresville, Limestone
County, Ala., October
20, 1821.
Lawyer; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861, 1863-64.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 2,
1879 (age 57 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Thomas Kirk (b. 1858) —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala., April 7,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Thomas Kirk and Louise (Clare) Kirk; married, December
14, 1886, to Ella Rather. |
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Thomas Edmund Knight (b. 1868) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
13, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1892-95; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1926-31; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1931-42; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Knight Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., June 19,
1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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William Lovard Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as W. L. Lee —
of Columbia, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., April
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Columbia, Ala., 1899-1903; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alto Velo Lee and Lillie (Lawrence) Lee; married 1896 to Ellen
Thomas. |
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Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848) —
also known as Dixon H. Lewis —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Lowndesboro, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., August
10, 1802.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1829-44 (3rd District 1829-33, 4th
District 1833-41, at-large 1841-43, 3rd District 1843-44); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1844-48; died in office 1848.
He weighed as much as 500 pounds, and was probably the heaviest-ever
member of Congress.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
25, 1848 (age 46 years, 76
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Watkinsville, Oconee
County, Ga., December
16, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849; member of Alabama
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1872; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
11, 1901 (age 77 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr. (b. 1864) —
also known as R. F. Ligon —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
24, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor, Tuskegee, Ala., 1886-88; Adjutant
General of Alabama, 1896-99; clerk of Alabama Supreme Court,
1899-1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,
1912.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902) —
also known as Robert B. Lindsay —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
July
4, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Alabama
state senate, 1857, 1866; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; Governor of
Alabama, 1870-72.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., February
13, 1902 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Winston
Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Tennent Lomax (1858-1902) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
29, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Alabama Democratic Party, 1878-88; Montgomery
County Solicitor, 1887-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1888,
1896,
1900;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
21, 1902 (age 44 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax. |
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Adolphus Parker Longshore (b. 1854) —
also known as A. P. Longshore —
of Columbiana, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Chambers
County, Ala., September
16, 1854.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1895, 1919; probate
judge in Alabama; elected 1898, 1904, 1910; Progressive candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1920, 1921.
Missionary
Baptist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Longshore and Mary Ann (Parker) Longshore; married, November
1, 1882, to Fannie Terrell Jennings. |
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George Washington Lovejoy (1859-1933) —
also known as George W. Lovejoy —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in slavery
in Coosa
County, Ala., February
22, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Consul
for Liberia in Mobile,
Ala., 1899-1907; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1900.
African
ancestry.
Died in Prichard, Mobile
County, Ala., August
31, 1933 (age 74 years, 190
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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William Manning Lowe (1842-1882) —
also known as William M. Lowe —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., June 12,
1842.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1868;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1879-81, 1882; died in
office 1882.
Died October
12, 1882 (age 40 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Francis Wayland Lull (b. 1872) —
also known as Frank W. Lull —
of Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., October
19, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Wetumpka, Ala., 1910-14; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cabot Lull and Sarah Graham (Crow) Lull; married, August
7, 1901, to Ida Bell Phillips. |
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John Alexander Lusk (1859-1939) —
also known as John A. Lusk —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Salem, Pickens
County, S.C., November
29, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; member of Alabama
state senate 5th District, 1907, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1920,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., November
4, 1939 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk and Erastus Capehart Lusk;
married, October
27, 1887, to Leila Lee Fearn. |
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Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) —
also known as Seybourn H. Lynne —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., July 25,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit
judge in Alabama, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;
took senior status 1973.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Blue
Key; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kiwanis.
In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George
C. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending the
University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in
Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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James Armstrong MacKay (1919-2004) —
of Georgia.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Civitan.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 2,
2004 (age 85 years, 7
days).
Cremated.
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Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) —
also known as H. S. D. Mallory —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega
County, Ala., February
6, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1904,
1912.
Baptist.
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March
10, 1920 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory; married, October
15, 1872, to Jacqueline Louisa Billingslea. |
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Carter Manasco (1902-1992) —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Townley, Walker
County, Ala., January
3, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-34; secretary to U.S. Rep.
William
B. Bankhead, 1933-40; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49; legislative
counsel, National Coal
Association, 1949-85.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
5, 1992 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Olin Connor Maner (1873-1958) —
also known as O. C. Maner —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Allendale, Barnwell County (now Allendale
County), S.C., October
23, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Methodist.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
10, 1958 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Marquis (b. 1820) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born November
19, 1820.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1881-83; county judge in Florida,
1885-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Vance Marquis; married, May 18,
1854, to Mary Robert Jones. |
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John Mason Martin (1837-1898) —
of Alabama.
Born in Athens, Limestone
County, Ala., January
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1871-76; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1885-87.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 16,
1898 (age 61 years, 147
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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William Harrison Martin (1823-1898) —
also known as William H. Martin —
of Athens, Henderson
County, Tex.
Born near Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., May 23,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1853-57; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1887-91.
Died near Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex., February
3, 1898 (age 74 years, 256
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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Harlan Mathews (1927-2014) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sumiton, Walker
County, Ala., January
17, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee
state treasurer, 1975-86; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94; appointed 1993.
Died May 9,
2014 (age 87 years, 112
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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Evelyn C. Maxwell —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Alabama.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1890; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1902-04; resigned 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Murray P. McCluskey (1915-2003) —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., December
29, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; co-owned Clean Cleaners,
Inc. with Bill
Nichols; owned motels;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died June 18,
2003 (age 87 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Decker Andrew McCluskey and Annie (Ogletree) McCluskey; first
cousin once removed of Thomas
Avery Ogletree. |
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Leon Clarence McCord (1878-1952) —
also known as Leon McCord —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Conyers, Rockdale
County, Ga., June 21,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Railroad Commissioner, 1911-15;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1916-35; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1934; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1937; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1938-51; took
senior status 1951.
Died February
11, 1952 (age 73 years, 235
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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John McDuffie (1883-1950) —
of Monroeville, Monroe
County, Ala.
Born near River Ridge, Monroe
County, Ala., September
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1924;
prosecuting attorney, 1st Circuit, 1911-19; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1919-35; resigned 1935;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Woodmen
Circle; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
1, 1950 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Van McDuffie (1841-1896) —
also known as John V. McDuffie —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born in Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 16,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; planter;
probate judge in Alabama, 1868-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1872,
1876,
1880
(alternate), 1892
(alternate); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1890-91; defeated, 1886.
Died November
18, 1896 (age 55 years, 186
days).
Interment at Pines
Cemetery, Hayneville, Ala.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814-1865) —
also known as Alexander B. Meek —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 17,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Alabama
state attorney general, 1830; county judge in Alabama, 1842-44;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1846-50; member of
Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853, 1859; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1859; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., November
30, 1865 (age 51 years, 136
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) —
of Geneva, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born in Hartford, Geneva
County, Ala., November
10, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen of
the World; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf. |
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Gabriel Moore (c.1785-1845) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Stokes
County, N.C., about 1785.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
territorial House of Representatives, 1817; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama
state senate, 1819-20; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1821-29 (at-large 1821-23, 1st
District 1823-29); Governor of
Alabama, 1829-31; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1831-37.
Fought a duel
with his brother-in-law.
Slaveowner.
Died in Harrison
County, Tex., June 9,
1845 (age about 60
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Harrison County, Tex.
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Roy Stewart Moore (b. 1947) —
also known as Roy Moore —
of Gallant, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., February
11, 1947.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1992-2000; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 2001-03, 2013-17;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 2006, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) —
also known as John T. Morgan —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., June 20,
1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1876,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1907 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Jack Murr (b. 1914) —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Ozark, Dale
County, Ala., September
22, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1949-56.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) —
also known as Joseph H. Nathan —
of Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
7, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1916.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., July 21,
1955 (age 99 years, 195
days).
Interment at Winston
Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Horace Elmo Nichols (c.1913-2000) —
also known as H. E. 'Nick' Nichols —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Born in Alabama, about 1913.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1948; circuit judge
in Georgia Rome Circuit, 1953; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1950; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1966-75, 1980; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1975-80.
Died, of a stroke,
in a hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 8,
2000 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Calvin Oates (1833-1910) —
also known as William C. Oates —
of Abbeville, Henry
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, November
30, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,
1868;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1881-94; defeated,
1878; Governor of
Alabama, 1894-96; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
9, 1910 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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William Bacon Oliver (1867-1948) —
also known as William B. Oliver —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., May 25,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1915-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1948
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Eutaw
Cemetery, Eutaw, Ala.
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Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) —
also known as Edward A. O'Neal —
of Alabama.
Born in Madison
County, Ala., September
21, 1818.
Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; Governor of
Alabama, 1882-86.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., November
7, 1890 (age 72 years, 47
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Florence, Ala.
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Emmet O'Neal (1853-1922) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., September
23, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1893-97; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(speaker);
Governor
of Alabama, 1911-15.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
7, 1922 (age 68 years, 349
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Florence, Ala.
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George Washington Owen (1796-1837) —
also known as George W. Owen —
of Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., October
20, 1796.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-21; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1823-29; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1828-36; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1836-37; died in office 1837.
Died near Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
18, 1837 (age 40 years, 302
days).
Interment at Old
Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman
car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American
Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
Black magistrate, 1936, and first
Black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
30, 1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Reuben J. Palmer (1829-1868) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, January
18, 1829.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex., March
20, 1868 (age 39 years, 62
days).
Interment at Montgomery
Old Cemetery, Montgomery, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Dejarnett Palmer and Martha Philadelphhia Frances
(Christian) Palmer; married to Fannie Winfield
Branch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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Edward Burns Parker (b. 1895) —
also known as Edward B. Parker —
of Roanoke, Randolph
County, Ala.
Born in Wedowee, Randolph
County, Ala., June 21,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Cleburne
County Solicitor, 1929-35; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-35; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1942-53.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Parker (1853-1902) —
of Alabama.
Born in Coosa
County, Ala., September
6, 1853.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1888-89; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., 1902
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Millard F. Parker (1856-1917) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Georgia, August
16, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Cullman,
Ala., 1889; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1892,
1896
(alternate).
Died in Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala., October
12, 1917 (age 61 years, 57
days).
Interment at Hopewell Cemetery, Hanceville, Ala.
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Luther Patrick (1894-1957) —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., January
23, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
radio
commentator; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1937-43, 1945-47;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 26,
1957 (age 63 years, 123
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Albert Love Patterson (c.1891-1954) —
also known as Albert L. Patterson —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.
Born about 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1952;
elected Alabama
state attorney general 1954, but died before taking office.
Shot
and killed in his
car, by an unknown assailant, in Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala., June 18,
1954 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Malcolm Patterson (1921-2021) —
also known as John Patterson —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala.
Born in Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., September
27, 1921.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
Alabama
state attorney general, 1955-59; Governor of
Alabama, 1959-63; defeated, 1966; candidate for chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1970; Judge,
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1984-97.
Member, Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
At 37, he was the youngest
governor in Alabama history.
Died in Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., June 4,
2021 (age 99 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm Rice Patterson (1861-1935) —
also known as Malcolm R. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., June 7,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby
County District Attorney, 1894-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1901-06; resigned
1906; Governor of
Tennessee, 1907-11.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 8,
1935 (age 73 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Charles Pelham (1835-1908) —
of Alabama.
Born in Person
County, N.C., March
12, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; circuit judge in Alabama, 1868-73; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1873-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in Poulan, Worth
County, Ga., January
18, 1908 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Poulan, Ga.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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William Armstrong Percy (1863-1912) —
also known as William A. Percy —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., January
24, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in the Maxwell House Hotel,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 22,
1912 (age 49 years, 119
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander Percy and Nancy Irwin 'Nannie' (Armstrong)
Percy; brother of Le
Roy Percy; married 1891 to Lottie
Galloway; married to Caroline Yarborough. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907) —
also known as Edmund W. Pettus —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Limestone
County, Ala., July 6,
1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama,
1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C., July 27,
1907 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Erle Pettus (b. 1877) —
of Athens, Limestone
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Elkmont, Limestone
County, Ala., February
4, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1898-1901; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Albert Pettus and Musie (Cartwright) Pettus; married, November
27, 1907, to Ellelee Chapman. |
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Philip Phillips (1807-1884) —
of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
13, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1884 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Harry Pillans (1847-1940) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., June 27,
1847.
Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-21.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March
12, 1940 (age 92 years, 259
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Horace Garvin Platt (1852-1910) —
also known as Horace G. Platt —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; orator;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1881-83; Vice-Consul
for Russia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1892-1903; president of a San Francisco streetcar
line.
Died, in Adler Sanatorium,
San
Francisco, Calif., August
29, 1910 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Michael K. Powell (b. 1963) —
of Fairfax Station, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
23, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1997-2005; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 2001-05.
African
ancestry. Member, Theta
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carroll Thomas Prince (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll T. Prince —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Choctaw
County, Ala., August
28, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Meyer Proskauer (1877-1971) —
also known as Joseph M. Proskauer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
6, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; campaign manager for Gov. Alfred
E. Smith, 1918-22; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923-30; appointed 1923;
resigned 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court 1st Department, 1927-30.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
10, 1971 (age 94 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace Powell Pruitt Jr. (b. 1911) —
also known as Wallace Pruitt, Jr. —
of Chatom, Washington
County, Ala.
Born in Chatom, Washington
County, Ala., June 14,
1911.
Democrat. Printer;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1934; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1936
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1948.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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